These people have a funny way of saying "Environmentalists have been proved right yet again."

L'avenir de la France; [Partagé via Blick - Helvetix Café] Pour les Européens, le RN peut gagner la présidentielle www.blick.ch/fr/fr/podcas...

Book now for April 28 in Paris or online americanlibraryinparis.org/event/frfran...

Wonder why....

WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.

As French voters go to the polls this weekend for local elections, how will successes of the far right impact Europe? Read 'Far-Right France' by @vjmalletft.bsky.social 'Crisply written, meticulously researched.' @observeruk.bsky.social 25% off w/code FRANCE25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/3bkxkurr

Book a place now! Roundtable on populism and democracy at King'sCollege London at 6pm on March 24 www.eventbrite.com/e/populists-...

Glad to see Far-Right France is on display - Thank you, Hurst! victormallet.org

Remember playing in the woods and damming the streams?Among the trees — how to restore forests for our own future - as.ft.com/r/9d97fbdb-7... via @FT

Next weekend: The battle for France’s cities sets the stage for presidential showdown - as.ft.com/r/cbbf823d-5... via @FT

We had a full house at the Frontline Club for Victor Mallet's new book. With Anna Gross and Matthew Holehouse. This week, we'll be back for an emergency sitrep event on the war in #Iran. We're expecting another sold-out event. Last few tickets available: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sitrep-war...

Some good news on shipping and emissions giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... @financialtimes.com @attractamooney.bsky.social @peterfoster.bsky.social

Latest opinion poll shows an extraordinary surge for Jordan Bardella and France's RN. See the new book Far-Right France for more on his chances www.lefigaro.fr/politique/pr...

So far in 2026, America has launched a military strike on 22% of Saturdays

BOOK NOW! (Event in Paris at 19.30 on April 28) Debate on France's far-right movements, with Catherine Fieschi and Baptiste Roger-Lacan. See reply below for more details on the new book Far-Right France: Le Pen, Bardella and the Future of Europe americanlibraryinparis.org/event/frfrance26/

Louvre boss resigns months after €88mn jewel heist - as.ft.com/r/f3904eaa-3... ...and it seemed so promising. - see her Lunch with the FT in 2023 - Louvre director Laurence des Cars: ‘We have to face all the dark spots of our history’ - as.ft.com/r/dec647d3-4...

support the free press www.ft.com/content/8cc9...

Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella are on course to govern France for the far right after national elections due next year. See Nick Cohen's latest interview in which he asks about my new book Far-Right France: Le Pen, Bardella and the Future of Europe www.youtube.com/watch?v=FItN...

Fascinating review from @MarkMazower of what looks like a great book about the Lutetia Hotel - Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War — rooms with a view of history - as.ft.com/r/66968f5b-15b… via @FT

Turmoil in France between far left and far right. Arrest of Andrew formerly known as Prince. Epstein. Trump tariffs. Four years of war in Ukraine. Excellent France 24 programme with @VJMallet @janinedigi Murtaza Hussain, Peter Conradi www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...

Did you know Marine Le Pen loves cats? And moved out of her father's Paris mansion when Artemis, a favourite Bengal cat, was killed by one of his Dobermanns? Find out more in the new book Far-Right France: Le Pen, Bardella and the Future of Europe - see victormallet.org

'Can Europe survive?' The new book "Far-Right France: Le Pen, Bardella and the Future of Europe" will be one of the topics for discussion at this Oxford Literary Festival debate on March 23, with Marina Wheeler, David Marsh, Victor Mallet and Stephen Law. oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-e...

The Muskian panic is massively overblown and there is 'no powerful reason to fear declining populations'.  Wise words from Martin Wolf, who quotes Adair Turner among others. The truth about population decline - as.ft.com/r/ccc0f183-9... via @FT

Perhaps we should all be banned from social media - as.ft.com/r/9c32ba40-4... via @FT

Or vice-versa? aej-uk.org/2026/02/12/w... Summary of debate at AEJ meeting in London. See the new book Far-Right France: Le Pen, Bardella and the Future of Europe. victormallet.org

Tonight! I'll be at the Frontline Club in conversation about the global far right - Le Pen, Farage, MAGA (and Trump, of course Trump), and the rise of a new generation of far-right leaders in Europe. With Victor Mallet, Anna Gross @matthewholehouse.bsky.social 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...

Tonight, 7pm UK time, see the livestream of Frontline Club debate on the rise of the far right: www.youtube.com/live/x3g6zfQ...

Except Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) because it maintains relations with Taiwan...https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/15/china-to-scrap-tariffs-for-most-of-africa-from-may-leader-xi-jinping-says/

Will France be run by the far right? Will Le Pen or Bardella be president? Even the French themselves - yes, you, hyperacademic @PhilippeLeBillon @waterstones.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social - are wondering what will happen next. The new book Far-Right France is out now. victormallet.org

I regularly post updates on this story because it's an atrocity on an incomprehensible scale but people don't really talk about it www.reuters.com/business/hea...

cergrant.bsky.social always worth reading.

tinyurl.com/5h89jv3v 🇰🇵 The elusive Kim Jong Un has named his teen daughter as successor. Learn about her great grandfather, despotic founder of North Korea, in ‘The Accidental Tyrant’ by F. Tertitskiy. And about the crises that have shaped the nation ‘Pyongyang on the Brink.’ 👇 tinyurl.com/y56wexvu

Two takeaways lively @LondonDemocracy Debate rightward shift European politics. 1) Stultifying paralysis of mainstream 2)Failure to address voters' frustrations. Superb insight from @barrygardiner.bsky.social @vjmalletft.bsky.social Dr Stephanie Luke, Roberto Foa. youtube.com/live/83jbxsm...

The Maga war on European democracy - as.ft.com/r/926c9e11-7... via @FT

The Maga war on European democracy - as.ft.com/r/926c9e11-7... via @FT

Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison - as.ft.com/r/17616a88-5... via @FT

Who are you calling PIGS now? www.ft.com/content/4f82...

Bardella's no fool. He once said his (far-right) French party shouldn't ignore the seriousness of climate change, because that would be to make the same sort of mistake as the left did when it ignored the issue of immigration www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe - as.ft.com/r/8bb9835b-a... via @FT

FT exclusive: “The US state department is set to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities across Europe to disseminate Washington’s policy positions and challenge perceived threats to free speech.” via @annasophiegross.bsky.social and colleagues

The far right in France has changed out of all recognition since the antisemitic heyday of Jean-Marie Le Pen - and that makes them electable latest revie of the new book Far-Right France: Le Pen, Bardella and the Future of Europe (Hurst) www.thenewworld.co.uk/denis-macsha...

'Soon, the French far right will come to power for the first time since the end of the Second World War....' (Philippe Marliere in Literary Review on Far-Right France: Le Pen, Bardella and the Future of Europe) - literaryreview.co.uk/normal-circu...

Journalists in London: the AEJ has the event 'Will a far-right France lead to a far-right Europe?' (related to my new book Far-Right France) on Feb 11 at 4pm. Register at the link below if interested. aej-uk.org/2026/01/30/w... For other events, including public ones, see victormallet.org. Thanks!

31 point swing, from 17-up to 14-down

Early or what? This from Kent today. A few primroses too, but the internet assures me that's not so unusual.

A far-right government in France would have a shattering impact on the EU. Interview in Spain's Agenda Publica about the new book Far-Right France. ( victormallet.org ) - agendapublica.es/noticia/2063...